Will the Comex have enough silver?

Coverage in Registered silver is far worse than gold and has reached a new high for the move. There are now 28 paper ounces for each physical ounce of silver available for delivery at the Comex. This means if 3.5% of paper contracts stand for delivery, the Comex will not have enough silver to meet demand.

What's going on with the Comex/CME futures exchange?

Physical metal has continued to drain from COMEX vaults. This is particularly true for silver, which now has 17.4 paper ounces for every registered ounce. This analysis focuses on gold and silver within the Comex/CME futures exchange. See the article What is the Comex? for more detail.

What does Comex stand for?

COMEX is the primary futures and options market for trading metals such as gold, silver, copper, and aluminum. COMEX is an abbreviation of the exchange's full name: The Commodity Exchange Inc. COMEX merged with the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) in 1994 and became the platform responsible for its metals trading.

How has the fall in inventory affected Comex?

These falls in inventory have had a major impact on the coverage of Comex against the paper contracts held. There are now 3.56 paper contracts for each ounce of Registered gold within the Comex vaults. The coverage would actually be far worse (around 5.2) if the total open interest had not plummeted in recent weeks.